Tobias Walter

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Tobi Walter
Personal information
Full name Tobias Walter
Born (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 35)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Oranje-Rood
Youth career
1993–2007 Frankenthal
2007–2008 Dürkheimer HC
Senior career
YearsTeam
2008–2009 Dürkheimer HC
2009–2012 Mannheimer HC
2012–2018 Harvestehuder THC
2018–2021 Dragons
2021–2024 Braxgata
2024–present Oranje-Rood
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2009–2010 Germany U21
2015–2019 Germany 58 (0)
2010–2018 Germany (indoor) 13 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Men's field hockey
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 London
Junior World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Johor Bahru–Singapore
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Siemianowice Śląski
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Leipzig
EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Prague
Last updated on: 13 January 2024

Tobias Walter is a German field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Oranje-Rood. He played a total of 58 matches for the German national team from 2015 to 2019. [1]

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Club career

Walter started playing hockey at Frankenthal and in 2007 he switched to Dürkheimer HC, who he left in 2009 for Mannheimer HC. He moved to Harvestehude in 2012. [2] After six seasons with Harvestehude, he moved to Belgium to play for Dragons in Brasschaat. [3] After three seasons he left Dragons to play for Braxgata. [4] In May 2024 it was announced he would join Oranje-Rood in the Netherlands from the 2024–25 season onwards to replace the leaving Pirmin Blaak. [5]

International career

Walter made his debut for the senior national team in March 2015 in a test match against Great Britain. [6] In December 2018, he was nominated for the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Nationalspieler Portraits". www.hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Jensen, Björn (5 June 2015). "Hamburger Hockeytorhüter: Willi will's wissen". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt . Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Jean Willems blijft nog minstens één jaar coach van new look Dragons: "Ik vrees dat we een beetje aan kwaliteit hebben ingeboet"". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Brasschaat: Het Nieuwsblad. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Transfert : Walter au Braxgata". okey.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Keeper Blaak en Oranje-Rood gaan uit elkaar". ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "WALTER Tobias". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Who will win the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards? Vote is open!". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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